"When one man dies it is a tragedy, when thousands die it's statistics."
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"Damn description, it is always disgusting."
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"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics."
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"In science, each new point of view calls forth a revolution in nomenclature."
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"But to us, probability is the very guide of life."
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"Rotten wood cannot be carved."
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"Even theories must have foundations."
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"An event has happened, upon which it is difficult to speak, and impossible to be silent."
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"There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood bu those who hear it."
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"Not being known doesn't stop the truth from being true."
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"Calculus required continuity, and continuity was supposed to require the infinitely little; but nobody could discover what the infinitely little might be."
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"I learned many years ago never to waste time trying to convince my colleagues."
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"To Thales the primary question was not what do we know, but how do we know it."
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"Between grief and nothing, I will take grief."
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"Round numbers are always false."
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"Man must learn to simplify, but not to the point of falsification."
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"Isn't it strange how much we know if only we ask ourselves instead of somebody else."
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"When a coincidence seems amazing, that's because the human mind isn’t wired to naturally comprehend probability & statistics."
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"Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding."
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"Probability is the very guide of life."
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